title: Abuse of persons with mental retardation: characteristics of the abused, the abusers, and the informers.
abstract: Data from confirmed incidents of abuse in public residential facilities were analyzed. Among the findings were that the number of confirmed incidents of abuse were relatively small, that direct care staff members committed and reported most incidents of abuse, and that most incidents of abuse occurred on the second shift. Abused residents were similar to the general resident population on basic demographic variables, but more abused residents were in the upper IQ and adaptive behavior levels. Abuse committers were more often males than females. Some tentative recommendations were given for reducing resident abuse in public residential facilities.
authors.affiliation: Georgia Retardation Center, Atlanta 30338-5899.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Marchetti
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: McCartney
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004647:Employee Discipline / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008297:Male; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*